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Absolute Modifiers Have Absolute Meaning

Our Militant Grammarian today makes distinctions about words, such as "immortal," "unique," and "essential" that can't vary in intensity and they can't be compared.

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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